Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships, 9781421425801
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Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships

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    280 pages

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    14 July 2018

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Summary

How can religious and health care organizations work together to create community-based health care programs?

Because health care works best when patients assume greater responsibility for their own health, community outreach and patient education are essential. But where can health care organizations find the resources to educate large numbers of people about chronic diseases? How can they tailor programs to meet the needs of increasingly diverse communities? And how can they reach …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421425801
ISBN-10:1421425807
Author:W. Daniel Hale, Richard G. Bennett, Panagis Galiatsatos
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:280
Edition:3rd
Release Date:14 July 2018
Weight:386g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 17mm
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Critics Review

An excellent resource for leaders of faith communities who envision a health ministry for their adult congregants as well as for health care leaders interested in exploring partnerships with faith communities. This book literally has the potential to save lives.–JAMAAn extremely effective resource.–Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith

About The Author

W. Daniel Hale

W. Daniel Hale, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who serves as special advisor to the president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and director of the hospital’s Healthy Community Partnership. He is the coauthor of Healing Bodies and Souls: A Practical Guide for Congregations. Richard G. Bennett, MD, is a geriatrician and the president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician and the cofounder of Medicine for the Greater Good.

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